"followed by indolent self-absorption. John Radford (1999) speculated on Holmes's intelligence. Using Conan Doyle's stories as data, he applied three methods to estimate the detective's intelligence quotient and concluded that his IQ was about 190. Snyder (2004) examined Holmes's methods in the context of mid- to late-19th-century criminology. In 1934, the Sherlock Holmes Society (in London) and the Baker Street Irregulars (in New York) were founded. Both are still active, although the Sherlock Holmes Society was dissolved in 1937 and revived in 1951. The London society is one of many worldwide who arrange visits to the scenes of Holmes adventures,"
"Baker Street Irregulars The Baker Street Irregulars are fictional characters who appear in various Sherlock Holmes stories, as street boys who are employed by Holmes as intelligence agents. The name has subsequently been adopted by other organizations, most notably a prestigious and exclusive literary society founded in the United States by Christopher Morley in 1934. The original Baker Street Irregulars are fictional characters featured in the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle. The group of street urchins is led by an older boy called Wiggins, whom Holmes paid a shilling per day, with a guinea prize (worth one pound"
"and one shilling) for a vital clue, to collect data for his investigations. The group appears in the first Sherlock Holmes story, ""A Study In Scarlet"" (1887). They also appear in the next novel, ""The Sign of the Four"" (1890), in which one of the chapters is titled ""The Baker Street Irregulars"". The Baker Street Irregulars (""my Baker Street boys"") later appear in ""The Adventure of the Crooked Man"" (1893). Baker Street Irregulars The Baker Street Irregulars are fictional characters who appear in various Sherlock Holmes stories, as street boys who are employed by Holmes as intelligence agents. The name"
"The Baker Street Boys The Baker Street Boys is a British television series made by the BBC and first shown in 1983. The series recounts the adventures of a gang of street urchins living in Victorian London who assist the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in solving crimes and find themselves tackling cases of their own. Anthony Read planned out the show's format. Read had previously been a script editor and writer on the 1965 ""Sherlock Holmes"" series starring Douglas Wilmer. He claimed to have long wondered what the Irregulars got up to when not in the service of Sherlock Holmes"
"date: The Baker Street Boys The Baker Street Boys is a British television series made by the BBC and first shown in 1983. The series recounts the adventures of a gang of street urchins living in Victorian London who assist the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in solving crimes and find themselves tackling cases of their own. Anthony Read planned out the show's format. Read had previously been a script editor and writer on the 1965 ""Sherlock Holmes"" series starring Douglas Wilmer. He claimed to have long wondered what the Irregulars got up to when not in the service of Sherlock"
"of ""Holmes"". Rather than relying on the regular police, therefore, Watson uses the twelve-year-old street urchin, Wiggins, the leader of a street gang that he calls ""Baker Street Irregulars"", to keep an eye on people and hunt out evidence. One line of enquiry leads Watson to the printer’s daughter Lesley, whom he and the womanising ""Holmes"" invite back to their quarters to recover from the shock of false evidence of her father’s death. Watson and “Holmes” discover that Professor Moriarty is the mastermind behind the scheme and disturb him on the docks while receiving a consignment of printing ink. Watson"
"no evident effect, the second kills the terrier. Holmes deduces that one was harmless and the other poison. Just at that moment, a very young street urchin named Wiggins arrives. He's the leader of the Baker Street Irregulars, a group of homeless children Holmes employs to help him occasionally. Wiggins states that he's summoned the cab Holmes wanted. Holmes sends him down to fetch the cabby, claiming to need help with his luggage. When the cabbie comes upstairs and bends for the trunk, Holmes handcuffs and restrains him. He then announces the captive cabby as Jefferson Hope, the murderer of"
"occasionally employing agents from the city's underclass; these agents included a variety of informants, such as Langdale Pike, a “human book of reference upon all matters of social scandal”, and Shinwell Johnson, who acted as Holmes’ “agent in the huge criminal underworld of London...”. The most well known of Holmes' agents are a group of street children he called ""the Baker Street Irregulars"". Holmes and Watson carry often pistols with them—in Watson's case, his old service weapon (probably a Mark III Adams revolver, issued to British troops during the 1870s). Holmes and Watson shoot the eponymous hound in ""The Hound"
"of the Hereditary Societies. AHA sponsors three study groups which meet at stated intervals for informal exploration of local history. The Potomac Street Irregulars (PSI) meet the second Tuesday of every month to study crime in Antietam History. The group's name is borrowed from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in which Holmes engages the services of a group of street urchins to gather information for him. He called his urchins the ""Baker Street Irregulars."" Likewise, the history group's nickname, ""PSI,"" is a parody of the titles of popular crime-fighting television shows. The PSI format is to"
"Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes ( or ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a ""consulting detective"" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887's ""A Study in Scarlet"", the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in ""The Strand Magazine"", beginning with ""A Scandal in Bohemia"" in 1891; additional tales appeared"
"Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes ( or ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a ""consulting detective"" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887's ""A Study in Scarlet"", the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in ""The Strand Magazine"", beginning with ""A Scandal in Bohemia"" in 1891; additional tales appeared"
"day of her detective agency's opening. The same day Katrielle and her assistant Ernest Greeves meet a talking dog that, for reasons unknown, cannot be understood by anyone else but them. The dog explains that he has amnesia, and that he wishes for them to solve the mystery of who he really is, and Katrielle makes up the name ""Sherl O.C Kholmes"" (a pun on the infamous private detective Sherlock Holmes) for him. After solving the case of the disappearance of one of Big Ben's hour hands at the request of Inspector Hastings of Scotland Yard, Katrielle, Ernest and Sherl"
"allowing the two to track Dracula to Watson's house in time to learn that he has abducted Mary Watson. In the Holmes-esque ""The Great Mouse Detective"", Toby is a Basset Hound and a permanent resident of 221b Baker Street. He is frequently used by Basil, the eponymous protagonist, as a means of transport and to pick up trails. In the NHK puppetry ""Sherlock Holmes"", Toby is kept by Sherman in a shed in Beeton School and assists Holmes in his investigation. In the series, Sherman is a female pupil who loves animals and communicates with them, unlike Mr Sherman in"
"Sherlock Holmes and the stereotypical detective. He wears a similar hat and cloak and looks at everything through a magnifying glass. However, his name also seems to be a reference to hemlock, the poisonous plant used to kill the philosopher Socrates. He appears to have been originally made from a green Anything Muppet. Then, in 2010 for the show's 40th season, Sherlock reappeared on Sesame Street in a brief speaking cameo at Hooper's Store. Sherlock Hemlock is known for his humorous skits in which he tries to solve a mystery, only to discover that he is the culprit. A well-known"
"to be more open-minded in future cases. Hopkins refers several cases to Holmes, all within the South-East areas of England and London, including: In the 1946 film ""Dressed to Kill"", Hopkins was portrayed by Carl Harbord. In the first episode of Season Two of Elementary, a ""DCI Hopkins"" calls Holmes to London from New York. A female Inspector named Stella Hopkins appears in the episode of ""Sherlock"" entitled ""The Six Thatchers"". While uncertain, it can be presumed that the character drew inspiration from Inspector Hopkins. Mrs. Hudson is the landlady of the house 221B Baker Street, in which Holmes lives."
"because they looked a lot like monkeys), ""Sherlocko the Monk,"" who made his first appearance in 1910. That name was scrapped after Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, threatened legal action over the parodied name. (Sherlocko's bumbling partner Watso did not survive the renaming, either; he became ""The Colonel."") Sherlocko used careful examnination of clues and his knowledge of human nature to solve the crimes. Almost invariably they were done by some other ""monk"" character in the course of his regular activities (Groucho, Forgetto, Henpecko, Nervo ...) An earlier version of Sherlocko, entitled ""Knocko the Monk,"" spawned a"
"Sherlock Holmes: Hakushaku Reijō Yūkai Jiken Sherlock Holmes has to rescue a countess (who is the daughter of an earl) from an evil kidnapper. By travelling all over Great Britain, he can collect the clues and defeat the thugs in order to conduct a thorough investigation. Parks, sewers and even private houses provide clues needed to solve the mystery and bring the kidnapper to justice. Innocent citizens can also be kicked around just like the criminals. Knives and guns can also be integrated into Holmes' offensive techniques; allowing him to collect money from fallen thugs. If Holmes is killed by"
"dog performed by Kevin Clash), a spoof of Sherlock Holmes's companion, Dr. Watson. Watson frequently solved the case long before Hemlock, but is unable to communicate this to his master, who wouldn't find what Watson discovered until the end of each segment (very similar to ""Inspector Gadget""). The following Sesame Street books feature Sherlock Hemlock as the main character: Sherlock Hemlock Sherlock Hemlock (who calls himself ""the world's greatest detective"") is a Muppet character on the PBS series ""Sesame Street"". His catchphrase is ""Egad!"" which he exclaims whenever he makes a discovery. Sherlock Hemlock was performed by Jerry Nelson. While"
"hours. Famous British landmarks such as the famous Kensington Gardens in London along with Conway Park in Newcastle offer important tidbits that permit the investigation to move forward. Sherlock Holmes: Hakushaku Reijō Yūkai Jiken Sherlock Holmes has to rescue a countess (who is the daughter of an earl) from an evil kidnapper. By travelling all over Great Britain, he can collect the clues and defeat the thugs in order to conduct a thorough investigation. Parks, sewers and even private houses provide clues needed to solve the mystery and bring the kidnapper to justice. Innocent citizens can also be kicked around"
"and caught the 9:13."" He did this on Monday, 25 April 1895. Holmes himself travelled to Farnham the next day, returning to Baker Street ""late in the evening with a cut lip and a discoloured lump upon his forehead, besides a general air of dissipation which would have made his own person the fitting object of a Scotland Yard investigation"". Sherlock Holmes, as a young boy, also lives in the Farnham area with his aunt and uncle in Andrew Lane's ""Young Sherlock Holmes"" series of books. The station features prominently as Holmes, his friend, and his tutor often travel by"
"the Holmes family lived in an old house called Musgrave, but after Sherlock and Mycroft's sister Eurus was involved in the disappearance of Sherlock's dog/best friend (Sherlock had for years believed it was a dog as he buried the memory due to the scale of the mental trauma), all Eurus would provide as a clue was a strange song. Years later, with John Watson's life at stake as he is trapped in the same location where Eurus left her first victim, Sherlock deduces that the song relates to the unusual dates on various fake gravestones around the house, the resulting"
"solve the most complex cases. He is assisted in his work by military veteran, Dr. John Watson, whom he shares a flat with at 221b Baker Street. In 1964, the BBC secured rights to adapt any five Sherlock Holmes stories with an option for a further eight from the Doyle estate. A handful of Doyle's stories were excluded from the deal: ""The Hound of the Baskervilles"" because Hammer Films' rights would not expire until 1965 following their 1959 film adaptation, and ""A Scandal in Bohemia"", ""The Final Problem"" and ""The Adventure of the Empty House"" which had been secured by"
"Minor Sherlock Holmes characters This article features minor characters from the ""Sherlock Holmes"" stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and from non-canonical derived works. Inspector Baynes of the Surrey force appears in the two-part story ""The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge"", subtitled (i) ""The Singular Experience of Mr John Scott Eccles"", and (ii) ""The Tiger of San Pedro"". He is the only official policeman in the books to have ever matched Sherlock Holmes in his investigative skills. In this story, the reader finds that despite working along different lines, they both arrive at the correct conclusion and solve the case at"
"detectives, Mr. Le Grand (or Grand) and Mr. J. H. Batchelor, to investigate the murders without the involvement of the local police. The committee was unhappy with the level of protection that the community was receiving from the police, so it introduced its own system of local patrols, using hand-picked unemployed men to patrol the streets of the East End every evening from midnight to between four and five the next morning. Each of these men received a small wage from the Committee, and patrolled a particular beat, being armed with a police whistle, a pair of galoshes and a"
"Sherlock Hemlock Sherlock Hemlock (who calls himself ""the world's greatest detective"") is a Muppet character on the PBS series ""Sesame Street"". His catchphrase is ""Egad!"" which he exclaims whenever he makes a discovery. Sherlock Hemlock was performed by Jerry Nelson. While Sherlock Hemlock made frequent appearances on the show in the 1970s and 1980s, in recent years he has been phased out in favor of newer characters. However, like Lefty the Salesman, Guy Smiley, and The Amazing Mumford, he is still a popular main character on ""Sesamstrasse"", the German version of the show. Sherlock Hemlock is an obvious parody of"
"The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ""The Strand Magazine"" from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in ""The Final Problem"", and the success"
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in ""The Strand Magazine"" between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in ""The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"" identify, and try to correct, social injustices."
"from then until 1927, eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer Dr. Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street, London, where many of the stories begin. Though not the first fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes is arguably the best known, with ""Guinness World Records"" listing him as the ""most portrayed movie character"" in history. Holmes's popularity and fame are"
"The Sherlock Holmes The Sherlock Holmes is a Victorian era themed public house in Northumberland Street near Charing Cross railway station and Trafalgar Square which contains a large collection of memorabilia related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The original collection was put together for display in Baker Street in London during the Festival of Britain in 1951. ""The Sherlock Holmes"" was originally a small hotel, known briefly in the 1880s as the Northumberland Hotel, and later as the Northumberland Arms, under the latter name appearing in the 1892 Sherlock Holmes story ""The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"". The Turkish"
"was titled ""The Murder of Sherlock Holmes"". Andy Breckman, head writer of ""Monk"", admitted to copying Adrian Monk from Conan Doyle ""almost as if I used a Xerox machine"". In Warner Bros. long-running ""Looney Tunes"" cartoon show, Daffy Duck did a turn as ""Dorlock Holmes"" in the episode ""Deduce, You Say"", first shown in 1956. In this episode, Dorlock Holmes (festooned in deerstalker cap and residing on Beeker Street) and his assistant Watkins (played by Porky Pig) must track down the Shropshire Slasher. Several Dick Tracy animated cartoons centre around a white bulldog, helmeted like a London bobby, named Hemlock"
"The Adventure of the Abbey Grange ""The Adventure of the Abbey Grange"", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as ""The Return of Sherlock Holmes"". Holmes wakes Doctor Watson up early one winter morning to rush to a murder scene at the Abbey Grange near Chislehurst. Sir Eustace Brackenstall has been killed, apparently by burglars. Inspector Stanley Hopkins believes that it was the infamous Randall gang who have committed several other burglaries in the neighborhood. Holmes and Watson arrive at Abbey Grange."
"the help of his serum, Holmes prolonged his life for several decades. In 1990s he indirectly helped Martin Mystère to capture a villain who found a formula of his serum. Popular culture references to Sherlock Holmes Many writers make references to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous literary creation, the detective Sherlock Holmes, and these often become embedded within popular culture. While Holmes exists predominately in the context of Victorian-era London, he has been mentioned in such outre contexts as the 22nd century or hunting aliens or supernatural enemies. These references are in addition to the innumerable passing references to Sherlock"
"a daily pension of 11 shillings and 6 pence for nine months. In 1881, Watson is introduced by his friend Stamford to Sherlock Holmes, who is looking for someone to share rent at a flat in 221B Baker Street. Concluding that they are compatible, they subsequently move into the flat. When Watson notices multiple eccentric guests frequenting the flat, Holmes reveals that he is a ""consulting detective"" and that the guests are his clients. Watson witnesses Holmes's skills of deduction on their first case together, concerning a series of murders related to Mormon intrigue. When the case is solved, Watson"